Dazu ein kurzes Gedicht vom britischen Dichter Abraham Cowley (17. Jahrhundert) :
A mighty pain to love it is,
And it is a pain that pain to miss;
But of all the pains, the greatest pain
It is to love, but love in vain.
A mighty pain to love it is,
And it is a pain that pain to miss;
But of all the pains, the greatest pain
It is to love, but love in vain.